assecure

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verb

To make safe or sure; to assure.

OriginLatin assecurare →
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Meanings

verbassecure (third-person singular simple present assecures, present participle assecuring, simple past and past participle assecured)

present singular third person assecures · participle present assecuring · participle past assecured · past assecured

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo make safe or sure; to assure.

    assecure the right they have given

    [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Origin

  1. Latinassecurare
  2. Englishassecure

Latin assecurare. Doublet of assure.

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Anagrams

surcease
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APA

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Chicago

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